On the lively street, there are shouting vendors everywhere, and Xu Wan and the others occupy a position near the end, with six wooden barrels lined up in two rows in front of them.

The lid of a wooden barrel is lifted, revealing the black pitch inside the barrel, but with a luster that reflects the human figure.

After one person bought it, passers-by who had been probing their brains before also came around intermittently.

One side is evil, the other is ugly, and even the food that is sold has been seen by ordinary people.

Someone looked at it for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking, "What is your barrel filled with?" How have I never seen it..."

Xu Wan had a proper smile on his face, and took the trouble to introduce: "This sister-in-law is a black jelly. The taste is smooth and refreshing, melts in the mouth, and after eating it once, I will want to think about it again. ”

With that, Xu Wan pinched the big wooden spoon and touched the still cold powder, and it shook with it. For a moment, you can see how soft it is, and no one has ever seen this thing.

Turning out the cut reed leaves, Xu Wan scooped a small sip on each piece and distributed it to several onlookers.

She excitedly encouraged, "Taste it." A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the season, this is still an ancestral secret recipe that my father used to learn from abroad. ”

Although she was a little ugly now, it didn't affect her enthusiasm, and the person who gave it pondered for a while, and put the reed leaves in her hand to her mouth.

Their faces then changed with different expressions, surprised, surprised, calm, and some frowned.

The eldest lady was pleasantly surprised: "What do you call it?" This stuff is really refreshing to eat. ”

Xu Wan nodded and said with a smile: "Auntie, my surname is Shi Danzi Jin, you can call me Shi Niangzi." ”

"If you take a bite in the summer, your whole body will be cool. But it's also very moist to eat in autumn, and when you don't have an appetite, you can buy a bowl and you can be appetizing. ”

The old lady listened very much and agreed, and she asked, "Little lady Shi, how much is a bowl?" ”

Xu Wan gestured his fingers exaggeratedly, "It's not expensive, it's not expensive, a bowl of six yuan." ”

Seeing that she was lively and festive, the old lady teased: "Little lady Shi is really good at business." Six dollars is not cheap. It's fate that we can meet, so how about I buy two bowls of ten cents? ”

The people next to him heard that the old lady asked all the words in their hearts, and they all surrendered their eyes to Xu Wan, waiting for her to answer.

Xu Wan was entangled, in fact, she already had some thoughts in her heart, distress flashed on her cheeks, and she said happily: "Okay, let's put some price on everyone today, one bowl of five Wen, two bowls of ten Wen, and I won't wait for it." ”

At this moment, the passers-by who came around were relieved, squeezing each other's bodies forward, scrambling to be the first.

The old lady was greedy for cheapness, and immediately raised her hand and shouted, "Give me two bowls!" ”

Xu Wan replied crisply: "Okay." ”

Chu Yuan, who was standing beside him as a door god, bent down one by one, and spooned two bowls of reed leaves for the old lady.

"I want a bowl!"

"Bring me three bowls!"

"I want two bowls too..."

One after the other, they scrambled around, and even the nearby vendors looked this way.

Xu Wan snickered in his heart, what he wanted was this effect, the butterfly effect. One is hungry for the other, and I am afraid that the business will not be done.

At this time, a particularly abrupt voice suddenly sounded.

A thin middle-aged man asked in a low voice, "Can I ask for half a bowl?" ”

Xu Wan took the copper plate handed over and stuffed it into the cloth bag with a few pennies.

Hearing this, he raised his head and looked over, and saw that the middle-aged man's dark face was distressed and determined, obviously gritting his teeth and opening his mouth.

Judging from his overly simple dress, his washed white old clothes were stiff, and he wore coarse puddings, and his family was poor.

Seeing that Xu Wan didn't speak, the middle-aged man was instantly depressed, his hair was thin, and he turned around and prepared to leave.

Over there, Chu Yuan had already paid the silver, and he gave the cold powder according to the head, and saw the person away.

Xu Wan moved his lips at this time, and said in a low voice: "Uncle, you stay!" ”

As she spoke, she took out a reed leaf, and while holding the cold powder, she whispered: "Uncle, because a bowl of five cents is worth half a bowl, it is not easy to give half a bowl." ”

"You give me two pennies, and I'll fill you half a bowl, but can't you tell anyone about it?"

At this time, she had already handed him a piece of black powder, and her bright eyes looked at him motionlessly.

The middle-aged man was stunned at first, but after reacting, he hurriedly took out two copper plates from under the shirt on his chest.

He handed the copper plate to Chu Yuan, poked his hand and said shyly, "Thank you...... Thanks...."

Then he took the rare cold powder with trembling hands, turned around quickly, and walked hurriedly.

Xu Wan looked at his rickety back and shook his head sadly, the gap between the rich and the poor here is too big, and the poor are everywhere, and he feels sad at a glance.

People who have bought jelly take it home and eat it with their families, and they are all wondering: there is such a wonderful food.

Not long after, the news of an ugly wife selling cold powder on Pingting Street spread like a gust of wind.

Xu Wan and the others didn't know that they didn't have a moment of free time at the moment, and they sold buckets of cold noodles one after another.

All that is left is a heart full of joy and laughter when it meets people.

……

The street of Pingting Street is a fork in the road, and to the west is the end of Pingting Street, and there is a road in the north, south and east that leads to different places.

At this moment, a horse-drawn carriage slowly passed through the streets of Pingting Avenue and headed north.

In front of the carriage sat an elegant man with a short beard, sitting straight, with a thin book on his lap, the pages turning as his gaze slid down from top to bottom.

Unhurriedly, he asked, "How's it going?" ”

The coachman sitting outside the carriage replied in a low voice: "Third Master, according to the news from his subordinates, the last place where he appeared was here. It's just that after many years, I'm afraid it's hard to find someone with an impression......"

The man was prepared in his heart, and he replied lightly.

The coachman still had nothing to say, "Third master, where are we going next?" ”

There was silence in the carriage, and after a few moments, a voice reached the driver's ears.

"Find a place to stay. Since it disappeared here, it must not be far from here. ”

He didn't believe that people would disappear for no reason, and he had to find that person. Otherwise, why would he have been so tormented in the past 20 years.

Moreover, if he escaped from the suffocating cage, he would never be discovered again, disturbing everything he would do in the future.

The coachman was stunned for a moment, then whispered "yes".

For what the master who has followed him for many years thinks in his heart, he should dare to say that he is the first person, and no one dares to call him the second.

The poor master has been lonely for many years, fighting alone, and almost lost his life several times. Even a tough guy like him has an iron heart, and he feels distressed to see it.

I just hope that God can live happily in the second half of his life, and the thing that he has been thinking about can come true.

The carriage continued slowly through the northern avenue and finally stopped in front of an inn.

As the man got out of the car, a pretty figure jumped up to him.

The sixteen-year-old girl had innocent eyes and said happily: "Father-in-law, you have finally returned!" I've been waiting for you for a long time..."